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Postiz2mo ago
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Ticket: Meta Verification Issues for Sole Proprietorship

@Petro Just created a ticket
Question: Getting Facebook/Instagram to work , So I’m in the process of getting web design page verified, and let me tell you as a sole proprietorship in Ontario it’s such a hassle working with meta, they want me to confirm my number with documentation with my companies name but a sole proprietorship is a business which is a company name and my own name! Ugh I digress, anyways while I fight the technical overlords my question for you guys is.. while not a posts question per say, I have another page I manage that I haven’t registered as a company with meta, and it’s just a Instagram page, am I able to use the developer portal and create the app for this page? I know I’m borderline asking a meta support question but their the most to get in touch with, besides that I did manage to get discord working so I just want to say this is a dope app! And if u need a fake developer lmk I have my OpenAI/cluude subscriptions 😁😂😅
Attempted: Creating a business page/created an app from the developer portal
Working On: Creating a social media manager for my websites
Take it from here @Postiz
75 Replies
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
@Petro do you want to use it for public use or private?
Petro
Petro2mo ago
Not sure what that means
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
If you want public you would have to have a verified business attached to it
Petro
Petro2mo ago
Like public like I have a web design company and I wanted to schedule posts lol sorry not tryna be rude My bad didn’t mean for it to come out like that lol
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
Let me rephrase the question maybe I didn't understand You want to approve your Facebook / Instagram app on meta developers portal right?
Petro
Petro2mo ago
Yeah
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
So you can make it public (for every person to use), or private only for yourself if you do it private, you don't need to approve your app
Petro
Petro2mo ago
Oh what the hell
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
so it's not requiring anything from meta side If you want to make it public use (like the hosted Postiz) you would need to approve it
Petro
Petro2mo ago
Wait why would I want to make it public? Oh so I could offer it as a service to others?
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
You want to authenticate accounts that are not users (for example, your customers) For example, you have a client that you want to schedule their posts
Petro
Petro2mo ago
Oh so I would only have to have one postiz instance which I can manage mine with but if I have a public one I can also manage yours
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
I will be a bit technical: If you don't make facebook app public, the oAuth will work only for your accounts / test accounts you add
Petro
Petro2mo ago
I get it hmm ok so while I struggle with the Facebook verification process, I can use it privately
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
Yes
Petro
Petro2mo ago
Omy you just made a lightbulb go off, that’s why their being so uppity about it Because if public I can potentially do malicious things with a appl on their platform
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
Yes
Petro
Petro2mo ago
Ah ok cool so I gotta give em some more grace
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
Basically if it's public, anybody can authenticate to your app
Petro
Petro2mo ago
I see this is awesome btw bro Telling all my friends about it
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
Awesome! Please be advised that with TikTok, not sure if you are planning to use it it's a different situtation
Petro
Petro2mo ago
Once I figure it out and get it working definitely will be making a donation towards this cause
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
members of the community said that if you don't approve the app, you can't use it 🙂
Petro
Petro2mo ago
Ah, I’m suspicious of TikTok and that’s the last folks I wanna give personal info too
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
Thank you, no need for a donation 🙂 A review would be better 🙂 https://www.g2.com/products/postiz/
Petro
Petro2mo ago
Question for you, let’s say I get this up and running with meta eventually, I can give clients access to it l, is there a limit? Like oh it’s best to have only like 10 accounts signed in?
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
Also with Google you can use it privately (for YouTube), but you will need to request for a higher qouta : for the self-hosted solution there is no limit
Petro
Petro2mo ago
I was thinking of spinning up lxc containers for each client but this would save some resources
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
you can add as many as you want Each instance can have unlimited amount of people
Petro
Petro2mo ago
so my last question before I keep you here all night, sorry was on mobile eaerlier couldnt write; so if i want to use it privately, while waiting for the vertification, what details do I need to provide postiz?
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
it's alright 🙂 Morning in my area
Petro
Petro2mo ago
i dont have the .env in front of me but where would I find that information on the meta side
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
Just create an app and put you client id and secret should be working, if I am not mistaken
Petro
Petro2mo ago
and this could be the same app as the one being approved? or should I make a new one for private use damn sorry for asking dumb questions, I promise I'm not a complete idiot! but this stuff always starts getting damn confusing
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
It's the same one It's all good 🙂
Petro
Petro2mo ago
its one thing working with the the app, once you start having to navigate other UI's like meta its the worse I limit am going to try and find a phyical address so i can challenege someone to a boxing match lol
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
Yeah it's not fun, and the actual approval process is very hard
Petro
Petro2mo ago
now im wondering if its giving me a hard time because im a sole propership
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
Like 10 years ago it was super easy, know you need to be vert motivated it's not about the type of business I don't think it matters - You need a valid privacy policy (you can copy from Postiz) - You need a valid terms and services (you can copy from Postiz) - You need to provide a video for every permission you are trying to approve And there are a lot
Petro
Petro2mo ago
hmm I think I didnt do that i just gave my url lol so i can copy yours ?
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
I outsourced it to Upwork
Petro
Petro2mo ago
and put it on my site?
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
didn't have time to mess with it
Petro
Petro2mo ago
or can I point to yours directly?
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
Yeah you can copy Postiz, make modifications if you need as we are a SaaS business No, it will not get approved
Petro
Petro2mo ago
lol damn man you are extremely helpful
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
Haha, been in your position
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
I approved all the permissions
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Petro
Petro2mo ago
so wait, for client id and secret where would one find that ? just on the app page right? App ID: 561916552910987 App Mode: Development Live App type: Business? like that page correct
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
This is not what you need this is the app id you need the client id and client secret
Petro
Petro2mo ago
of the app?? or of my account ? ok ok cool
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
Postiz Documentation
Facebook – Postiz Docs
How to add Facebook to your system
Petro
Petro2mo ago
yeah i was just about to do that next you'll have me asking you what color the sky is lol
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
Haha all good it's blue 😄
Petro
Petro2mo ago
alright you the man thank you I'm going to try and mess around, basically i was just trying to get all my company accounts working with it or accounts i directly control so ci can learn the lay of thhe land then offer it as a service eventually do I gotta copy the policy stuff while its still a private app?
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
If you offer it as a service, you would need to approve the permissions in the end No, in private you don't need to do anything you can just use it
Petro
Petro2mo ago
wait wait, also last dumb question, app mode: development, basicaly means its in private mode? and to get it to be "live " i gotta do all the aforementioned stuff
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
Yes development is private 🙂
Petro
Petro2mo ago
App ID 561916552910987 App secret App secret ●●●●●●●● Display name Display name Postiz Namespace Namespace App domains Contact email ​ Contact email Privacy Policy URL Privacy Policy URL Terms of Service URL ok ok and the last thing lol omg app domains? would that be something that matters when its public? alright bleh gonna actually read the reaad me ty ty
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
you need a callback url it's the most important as part of any oauth authentication but just follow the guide in the docs it covers everything
Petro
Petro2mo ago
yeah ok cool, thank you so much you opened my eyes and made me hate meta alittle less
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
Haha
Petro
Petro2mo ago
also gave me some hope to jump through these hoops to make my life easier later on
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
Well, in Twitter you don't need to approve any apps this is why there are so many bots there
Petro
Petro2mo ago
oh say word that makes alot of sense OH while I have you here I have openai/cluade, etc I pay for a bunch of the regul;ar pro accounts I see you guys support AI stuff, have you had any luck with your own LLMS? I'm thinking of building something soon to self host a llm
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
At the moment Postiz works only with OpenAI :/
Petro
Petro2mo ago
so i can train it on my own data and let it lose wih posts
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
it's a limitation from CopilotKit will add more soon
Petro
Petro2mo ago
if i wanted to allow api usage with my openai acocunt... is that something you thin would be expsnevie? expensive? sorry its more of a personal opinion question
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
I don't know, define expensive, if you use it for personal use only, i doubt you will pass the $2-$3 per month You are paying for openai client mode (which is around $20 per month I think) but you need the openai other side if the API it's usage based
Petro
Petro2mo ago
yeah hmm, maybe I should stop being so cheap
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
You don't have to use the AI stuff in Postiz 🙂 First deploy it, then see if you need it
Petro
Petro2mo ago
probably would give me some added functionality with some stuff, setting tihs up and jus set up i think appflowy as well, you know what you convinced me to give it a try later on once things are up and running yeah for sure, thanks alot i see the app id and secret defintely gonna give me a try now ty so much
Nevo David
Nevo David2mo ago
No problems 🙂 Good luck, feel free to open another ticket if you get stuck
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